Curry-comb



A. W. COX.

GURRY 00MB.

(No Mdel.)

No. 307,917. Pategted Novlll, 1884.

INVENTOR,

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" ATTORNEYS PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT XV. COX, OF HASTINGS, NEBRASKA.

' CURRY CIFICATION forming part of Letters P Application filed May l),1884.

T0 @ZZ whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, A. W. COX, a citizen of the United States, residingat Hastings,in the county of Adams and State of Nebraska, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Gurry-Oombs, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to curry-combs, and more especially to that classof such combs which have cleaning-shields folding over the teeth ofthecomb, for the purpose of cleaning the teeth when necessary.

The construction and arrangement of the several parts will behereinafter more fully set forth in the accompanying specification, andpointed out in the drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of myimproved curry-comb; Fig. 2, a detail perspective view of thecleaning-bars or shield; Fig. 3, a section of the comb, and Fig. 4 adetail sectional view of the ribsof the cleaning-shield.

Comb A has the ordinary struck-np teethplates, and may have back platesor ribs, if desired. `The shield B, consists of the plates B2, securedto a rod or. wire, B', by turning over the edges, as shown at cl e. Thiswire B is one continuous piece, and passes through one end of theteeth-bar frame, as shown in Fig. l. The plates B2 are turned up attheir edges to form anges I), thus forming a sort of dish-shaped plate,whereby the dirt is to a greater `or less extent prevented from gettinginto the teeth, and is therefore more readilyv cleaned. Moreover, itprevents the hair from clogging up the teeth. Again, the flanged edges bact like springs, and when the shield is folded down, if the bars B meetwith any impediment-*such as particles of dirt or hair-the edges c areforced apart, and peratent No. 307,917, dated November 11i, 1884.

(No model.)

mit the bars t0 come down easily and freely over the teeth. Vhen theshield is raised, these edges o press in and act to clean the teeth moreeffectually.

There have been combs manufactured in which the plates of the shieldcorresponding to B2 are flat. These have been found to beunsatisfactory, for the reasons that when the cleaning-shield is openedor closed it is apt to catch the teeth, for said teeth will with usebecome bent. Again, these straight plates are not strong.

I have found that by turning up the edges of the bars or plates, asshown in the drawings, they are rendered strong, and are easily replacedon the comb without catching the teeth. By using the continuous wire B',I have also an additional element of strength in forming the comb, andas this wire passes close to the outside rows of teeth, it also assistsin cleaning the teeth.

Having described my invention, what I claim is-l 1. In a curry-comb, thecombination, with the teeth-bars, ofthe pi voted cleaning-shield B,provided with the flanged plates B2,secured to a wire, B', which passesaround and near the outside rows of teeth 0f the comb, substantially asset forth.

2. In a curry-comb, the combination, with the teeth-bars, of the hingedcleaning-shield B, the cleaning-plates B2 of which are provided withflanged edges b, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT WV. COX.

Witnesses:

A. H. CRAMER, L. H. COX.

